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Drunk driver rams speeding car into Kanwariyas, injures three pilgrims

In Modinagar, a drunk driver struck a group of Kanwariyas, injuring three pilgrims who were returning from Haridwar with holy Ganga water. Enraged by the incident, the pilgrims damaged the car and assaulted the driver, Rajiv Sharma. Police arrived, calmed the situation, arrested the driver, and seized the vehicle after a medical exam confirmed his intoxication. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A drunk driver rammed his speeding car into a group of Kanwariyas on Tuesday night in Modinagar town. Three pilgrims were injured in the incident, following which enraged people damaged the vehicle and assaulted him, police incident happened at around 10:30 pm near Raj Choupala when a group of Kanwariyas, returning to Mewat in Rajasthan after collecting holy Ganga water from Haridwar, were hit by the car, the police injured pilgrims were identified as Harkesh, Om, and Anuj. Their Kanwars (sacred structures carried by the devotees) were also damaged, a police official told by the accident, the pilgrims vandalised the car and assaulted the driver, who was identified as Rajiv arrived at the location and calmed the pilgrims down and took the injured driver into custody. He was taken to a private hospital for treatment, and the vehicle was seized, the official Commissioner of Police (Modinagar) Gyan Prakash Rai said a medical examination confirmed that the driver was under the influence of pilgrims, however, did not file any complaint regarding the damaged Kanwars and proceeded on their journey, he added.